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THE SPA CONNECTION Spa City Bop and Swing Dance Club MAY / JUNE 2009 VOLUME 8, NUMBER 3 DANCE CLUB LABOR IS A LABOR OF LOVE; THOSE WHO SEEK SILVER AND GOLD WILL BE DISAPPOINTED; FOR THE WAGES OF A VOUNTEER ARE PAID IN JOY, FRIENDSHIP AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT Hello Spa City Dancers, Wow, we pulled it off and in top fashion, I might add!!!! What a wonderful week-end party we just experienced. I don’t know where to begin to thank those involved. I dare not try to mention names for fear of forgetting someone. All I know to say at this time, is that I feel so honored to be associated with this dance club and its’ members. I am convinced that there are no harder working people anywhere, than right here in our club. There was so much commitment, dedication, and organizing put into this event. After careful planning and hard work over the past 11 months, the results were obvious. A simple THANK YOU seems so inadequate at this time. Just know that Spa City Bop & Swing Dance Club is a great group of people who care for each other and believe in having fun, and dancing every chance we get. Dancin’ In The Park was a hit, and I truly don’t know what we can do to top it, but we will certainly continue planning to make sure that we continue to have the best dance club around. The summer is filled with dances and events to keep us all on our toes. Invite your friends and neighbors to come and join in the fun. As Always, I am proud to be your Pres, Boppin’ Brenda CONGRATULATIONS BOP CLUB! We recently hit the highest membership ever! 252 members! Do you want to know what is going on? Check our website for updates on dances, events, times & places. spacitydanceclub.com All we want to do is Dance … Dance …Dance! WE WELCOME OUR NEWEST MEMBERS! MEMBERS…Go up and introduce yourself and make our new members feel welcome! David Barnes Sheila & Carl Ford Bill Nelson Karla Parker Gina Taylor Katie & George Theroit Nina Weston HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!
MAY Lori Gwatney – 3rd Sonia Wood – 3rd Linda Kelly – 4th Opal Young - 5th Wayne Harper - 7th Leon Tankersly - 8th Ron Galloway - 9th Madeline Biggs - 10th Ron Loy -10th Nancy Williams - 10th Pat Heck - 14th Lynn Reymundo - 15th Diane White – 16th AnnaBelle Smith – 16th Bill Weston – 16th Sandra Harris – 17th Don Rhodes – 18th Kenneth Cox 20th Don Downs 20th Ron Graham 20th Jay Scott – 20th Barbara Barentine – 22nd Eve Hampton 24th Phyllis Harris – 24th Lois Farley – 28th Lois Ingram – 29th JUNE Wendy Torgramsen – 5th Larry Dyer – 6th Pat Webb – 8th Tommy Barrett – 9th Margaret A. Sladics – 13th Bob Fowler – 16th Bim Farley – 17th Jan Pruett – 21st Kathy Fant – 23rd Bob Keaton – 25th Joe Coulter – 26th Murry Draper – 29th Gail Sheasby – 29th Stan Keaton – 30th DID WE MISS YOUR BIRTHDAY?? If so…let us know if we missed your birthday and we will add it right away! Contact Carol at 501-627-4424 or iam.bopcarol@yahoo.com Dancin’ In The Park 2009 We want to thank everyone who volunteered to help with our 1st big dance. There is no way we can mention all that helped with this dance for fear we would miss someone. It was a HUGE success! And…we could not have done it without you! Special Thanks to other Dance Clubs who offered their guidance and support to help make our visitors who came to Dancin’ In The Park have a wonderful time! And we can’t forget our visitors! What else can we say…You made our weekend! We had visitors from 11 states in attendance! Awesome!!! It was so nice to meet everyone and do what we all love to do and that is to…dance…dance…dance!
Thanks To The Austin Hotel & Staff! We were very excited to have had the location to our 1st Dancin’ In The Park at the Austin Hotel. It was so fitting with our dance club history. Our club has made a full circle from the club’s inaugural dance on July 12, 2002 at the Austin Hotel, and we went back 7 years later for our first two day dance party! The Austin was very excited about being the location for our big dance and gave us fantastic room rates and quality service to everyone. SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR SUPPORT The Austin Hotel Summit Bank First National Bank Little Rock Bop Club Garvin Woodland Gardens Hot Springs Mountain Tower Sue Thompson Bear Necessities Smith's Lakefront Cabin Karen Stanton - Jewels by Park Lane Donna Baker - Donna’s Fashions of Malvern Dancin’ In The Park – Behind The Scenes Photos A lot of work goes into preparing for a big dance like the one we just had. Below are some before the dance photos. Thanks to the floor crew and everyone who helped in any way to get our dance ready for visitors and a weekend of fun!
I hope we get this Split The Pot booth finished on time! What about these arches…where will we put them?
Now how do we get this upstairs to the 2nd floor? Are you sure that piece of wood goes there?
Now that is a finished floor we can all dance on!
We are ready to serve you…hope you are hungry! YES! We are hungry! Dancin’ In The Park Photos
Friday night dancers!
LRBC’s President, Myra Wilson, gives Spa City the “High Five” sign.
Our Door Duchesses, Iris and Lee Clark - Great Job! Three Dance Exhibitions all received standing ovations! All were totally awesome!
Jim & Virginia Stanton of Hot Springs, AR, just after their exhibition. They are members of the Spa City Bop & Swing Dance Club and the LR Bop Club. They were inducted in the Hall of Fame on November 13, 2004. What a pleasure it was to watch all the dance exhibitions!
Gary & Charlotte Chaney & Debbie Wheelis. Mike & Kim Nelson from Little Rock, Arkansas Gary Chaney is the President of the ABA.They are Members of the Little Rock Bop Club members of the South Side Imperial Dance Club. The Chaney’s were inducted in the Hall of Fame on Oct. 18, 1997
We are so glad we came to Dancin’ In The Park!
CHECK OUT OUR DANCE SCHEDULE!
Spa City Bop and Swing Dance Club dances are held the 2nd & 4th Friday of each month and anytime we have a 5th Friday in the month. Dances are held at the VFW Club from 7:00 - 10:30. Please visit web site at spacitydanceclub.com to print calendars and get the latest updates. You are encouraged to take the calendar section of the newsletter & post it where you have easy access to it. FREE DANCE LESSONS every Thursday Night! Place: VFW Club on 70E Time: 7:00 p.m. May – John Butler will be teaching the West Coast Swing June – To Be Announced NOTICE!!! NO DANCE LESSONS IN AUGUST – We are giving our dance instructors a break. Our instructors possess a real appreciation of the art of dance and have a genuine dedication to share their time and talents to help others learn to dance and enjoy the fun as they do. DANCE INSTRUCTORS…WE CAN NEVER THANK YOU ENOUGH! BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING is held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Whistle Stop at 5:30.
ANNUAL BOP CLUB LUAU DATE: June 13th TIME: 1:30 P.M. TIME TO MEET PARTY BARGE SHUTTLE AT CLARION: 12:30 through 1:15. LOCATION: Don Downs' home on the lake, 123 Long Point Court. See directions on next page. WHAT TO BRING: side dishes & desserts to go with meats; lawn chairs. We hope you will all come to our Annual Bop Club Luau! There will be good food, games and great people to share in a fun filled afternoon! The club will be furnishing the meat, soft drinks and bottled water. See Directions to Don’s house.
Directions to Don's Lake House for the Luau 1. By-pass, take the Carpenter Dam Rd. exit 2. You will go about 5 miles south on Carpenter Dam Road 3. When you get to the bridge over the Ouachita River, you are about one mile from Ark Ridge, you will go up and down two hills, at the bottom grade of the 2nd hill is Ark Ridge. 4. When you get onto Ark-Ridge, KEEP LEFT, The road will take you to the entrance of Garvin Gardens. Ark Ridge takes a sharp left along the lake. 5. Ark Ridge after a distance of about a half-mile will take a sharp turn up a hill away from the lake to Long Point. Turn right. 6. You will go about 100 yards and you will come to a street sign that will say Long Point Court; go in the direction the sign is pointing, which is STRAIGHT ahead. Long Point Court dead ends at Don's house. Remember - there is no parking at the home area, you will have to park along the side of the road, both sides, or at the top of the hill, all the grown up area is a park, there is no problem parking along Long Point Road. When leaving, you can continue on to Don’s property and there is a turn around by using the driveway and neighbor's so you do not have to back up. Easiest by far, is to meet at the Clarion Docks and go by party barge. Party barge runs start at 12:30 p.m. and the last run is at 1:15 pm. See you there! From Linda Sluppick, Editor of The Spa Connection. Do you have suggestions on what you would like to see in your newsletter? If so, please feel free to e-mail me at lsbops2@att.net or call me at 501-262-2163. I am looking forward to hearing from you! Biker & Babes Dance CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR COSTUME WINNERS! Above: Fletcher Ward – Best Male Costume Winner! Pat Heck – Best Female Costume Winner! Babes left to right: Carol, Wanda, Sharifah, Pat, Sandy Bikers left to right: Yuji, Kermit, Fletcher Reminder! Membership Renewals will be coming due soon!
DUE IN MAY DUE IN JUNE INFORMATION FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE Home page - Tells who we are and what we do and a place to contact (send an e-mail) to the web master with questions or suggestions. It also provides links to other areas of the Web Site. Location - Provides the location to the VFW as well as a map. FAQ - Addresses the most frequently asked questions about the BOP club. Dance Calendar - Presents the months Dance Calendar, provides for a printable monthly dance calendar and lastly a Calendar of Special Events. Newsletter -Displays the most recent club newsletter. News Flash - This is a very dynamic page and the information is constantly changing and should be checked frequently. It has last minute changes, announcements, information for club members and will always be more up to date than the last newsletter. Board of Directors - Shows current board as well as their contact information. Weekly Pics - Changes weekly, contains pictures from club dances and events. Photo Album - Shows a representation of club activities in picture form. More Dance Links - Links to other dance clubs, associations and other points of interest to BOP club members. Club History - History of how the club was formed. Membership - Explains about club membership, allows you to contact the membership director and print a membership form. Dance Diversions - Information about dance events in the nearby area. The page is frequently changing also and should be checked often. BUDGET INFORMATION These figures will be updated in next newsletter after figuring Dancin’ In The Park income/expenses. Beginning Balance: $19,160.78 Income: $1,739.00 Expenses: $951.21 Ending Balance: $19,948.57 Balance: $19,948.57 Projected Expenses DITP 2009: $7000.00 Projected Balance: $12,948.57 People do not stop dancing because they get older;
MEMBER INFORMATION CHANGES If you have any address, phone number or e-mail address changes please contact Carol Williams, 501-627-4424, iam.bopcarol@yahoo.com Membership Cards If you have recently joined our club or renewed your membership and did not receive your membership card, you can pick them up at our Admissions Desk at any of our dances. We are no longer mailing the Membership Cards. DON'T FORGET TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP! Membership dues are important to your Club. They help cover the cost of newsletters, DJ, website, special dance events, extra club events and more!
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Dance Calendar 2009 To print a calendar click on the year 2009 2009 Click here Requires Adobe Reader
Things to Remember: "Spa City Bop and Swing Dance Club Members"
Special Dance Events: 2009
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January 30th – Country/Western Chili Pot Luck
March 27th - Bikers & Babes
"Dancin' In The Park"...
June 13th Luau
July 31st - 7th Anniversary Dance
Oct. 17th Members Only Dinner Dance
Oct. 30st Halloween Dance
Nov. 13th Elections
Dec. 11th Christmas Dance